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Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/napsadak

This Proto-Finnic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Finnic

Etymology

Onomatopoeic.

Verb

*napsadak (stem *napsa-)[1]

  1. to hit (lightly)
  2. to snap (to produce a snapping sound)

Inflection

Descendants

  • Estonian: napsama/napsata
  • Finnish: napsaa
  • Ingrian: napsaa
  • Karelian:
    • North Karelian: napšua
    • South Karelian: napsua
  • Livonian: napsā
  • Livvi: napsua
  • Ludian: napsahtada
  • Võro: napsama/napsadaq
  • Votic: napsõtõ

References

  1. Kallio, Petri (2020–) “*napsa-”, in Yhteissuomalainen sanasto (in Finnish)

Further reading

  • napsama”, in [ETY] Eesti etümoloogiasõnaraamat [Estonian Etymological Dictionary] (in Estonian) (online version), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2012
  • Itkonen, Erkki, Kulonen, Ulla-Maija, editors (1992–2000), “napsaa”, in Suomen sanojen alkuperä [The origin of Finnish words] (in Finnish) (online version; note: also includes other etymological sources), Helsinki: Institute for the Languages of Finland/Finnish Literature Society, →ISBN
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